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Deadline: Friday April 21, 2017

challenge yourself

Four

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CONTENTS

About the program… 31. Travel Agent 42. On Track 53. Rube Goldberg Machine 64. The Horror! 75. Solar Roadways 86. The Orrery 97. Scarf Festival 108. Koorie Languages 119. The Stirling Engine 1210. Dramatic Monologue 13Back Catalogue 14


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About the program…TheAspireprogramisanexcitingprogramforstudentswhowanttohaveagoatsomedifficulttasksaboveandbeyondtheregularcurriculum.It’sforstudentswhowanttosurprisetheirteachers,theirparents,theirfriends,butmostofallthemselveswiththeawesomeworktheyarecapableof.

WhatdoIhavetodo?

Simplychooseatask,registeryournameandtaskwithMrMorley,andcompleteitanytimeupto,andincluding,Friday,21stApril.IntheweeksfollowingyouwillpresentyourcompletedprojecttoanAspirePanel,whichwillusuallyincludethePrincipal/AssistantPrincipal,theteacherwhodesignedthetask,andoneotherperson.Thispanelwilljudgewhetheryourworkis’S’(Successful)or‘NY’(NotYet).‘NY’meansyoumaybegrantedanextension.

WhatdoIgetoutofit?

Each‘Successful’taskearnsyouanofficialAspirebadgeandcertificate,presentedatanAwardsNight.ThiscertificatecanbeincludedinthepersonalportfolioyoutakewithyoufromtheCollege.Yourcertificatewillbeavaluedreferenceforfutureemployers,tertiaryinstitutions,scholarshipapplications,etc.

HowmuchhelpfromotherpeoplecanIhave?Some,butitisimportanttomakesurethatthebulkoftheworkisyourown.Parentsorothers

canhelpguideyou.Wecanassignyouateacherorseniorstudentasamentor,andyouhavetheopportunitytomeetwiththePrincipal,anAssistantPrincipalorthedesigningteacher,whocancheckonyourprogressandgiveyouadvice.Youwillneedtobeawareofrulesaboutplagiarismandintellectualproperty,butwecanteachyouaboutthis.Obviously,wehavetobesurethattheworkisyourown.

HowmanytasksmayIdo?

Werecommendonlyone.Youneedtogivetimetoyourregularschoolworktoo!

CanIworkwithafriendorgroup?Ingeneral,no.Thesetasksaredesignedasindividualchallenges.DoIgettimeinclasstoworkonmytask?That’sentirelyuptoyourteacher.Don’texpectit.Mostoftheworkwillbedoneinyourowntime.

Badluck.Weneversaidthiswasgoingtobeeasy!StudentswhocompleteAspiretasksshowgrit,determinationandperseverance.


Ok. I’m in. What do I do next?

Register your task with Mr Morley then…..get going!

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1. Travel AgentImagine that you are a travel agent. Your task is to plan, cost and advertise a two week package holiday for a family of four in South East Asia. The package must cover three different countries.

You must produce:

1. A day by day itinerary that includes

• Transport (flights, transfers, tours, local transport)• Accommodation (hotels, guest houses)• Local tours• Meals (restaurants, etc)• Maps• Sightseeing and events

2. A pamphlet that explains passport and visa requirements, information about healthy travel, including immunisations

3. An advertising product to promote your tour

A local travel agency will participate in providing feedback and evaluation of your task when you present it.

All information must be real and current, not fantasy.


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2. On TrackInthisproject,youwillcollectdataonyourphysicalacPvityoverafourweekperiod,compareyourdatawithnaPonalguidelinesandreflectuponyouroverallperformance.

Useanactivitytrackerdevicetotrackyoursleep,stepsandsportingactivitiesoverafour-weekperiod.

1.Research• ResearchtheNationalPhysicalActivityandSedentaryBehaviourGuidelinesandoutlinewhatanindividualofyourageneedstodotomeettheguidelines.

• Researchpedometerrecommendationsforapersonofyouragetogainhealthbenefits.• Researchsleeprecommendationsforapersonofyouragetogainhealthbenefitsandpromoteoptimalfunctioningaswellastheimplicationsofnotenoughsleep.

2.GoalSettingSetyourselfaweeklytargettoachieveintermsofactivityminutes,sleephoursandsteps.Displayeachweeklytargetusingthe‘SMARTGoal’formula.Useanactivitytrackerdevicetotrackyoursleep,stepsandsportingactivitiesoverafour-weekperiod.

PresentyourfindingsDataPresentationSummariseyourweeklyactivity.- Whatwasyouraverageamountofstepsineachweek?- Whatwasyouraverageamountofsleeppernightineachweek?- Whatwasyouraverageamountofintensityminutesadayandtotalforeachweek?Usethefollowingpointstoguideyourdiscussion.- Explainsomemajorreasonsforanylackofsleepyouexperienced.- Evaluateandcompareyoursleepdatatoyourresearch.- Explainsomereasonsyourstepcountmayhavespikedordroppedoffthroughtheweek.- Evaluateandcompareyourstepcountdatatoyourresearch.- DidyoumeettheNationalPhysicalActivityandSedentaryBehaviourGuidelineseachdayacrossthefourweeks?- Explainsomebarriersyouhadtoovercomeinordertoachieveyourgoals.- Explainsomepositiveoutcomesyouhaveexperiencedbyachievingyougoalsandimprovingyouroverallhealth?- Reflectonsomestrategiesyouusedtoincreaseyourphysicalactivitylevelstoreachyourgoals?- Evaluatethegoalsyouset:weretheySMART?Ordidtheyneedadjustingacrossthefourweeks?- Discusswhyyouweren’tabletoachievesomegoalsorwhyyouwerealwaysabletoachievethem.- Evaluateanddiscussyourinitialresearch.Doyouagreewiththeresearch?Basedonyourexperiencesistheresearchaccurate?

ConclusionConcludingwithcommentsonhowyoufoundtheexperience,benefits,observations,longtermgoals,etc.Explainallthehealthbenefitsyougainedbyparticipatinginthistask,includingsleep,stepsandactivityminutes.

For assistance, see Mr Kennedy


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3. Rube Goldberg Machine

RubeGoldberg(1884-1970)wasaPulitzerPrizewinningcartoonist,bestknownforhisnuttychainreactioninventions.YourchallengeistobuildaRubeGoldbergMachinetopopaballooninaminimumof10steps,andmaximumof20steps.Thereisalsoamaximumfootprintforyourmachine,itmustfitintoanareanolargerthan3metresx3metresx2.4metreshigh.NOTE:astepinthemachineisthetransferofenergyfromoneactiontoanotheraction.Identicaltransfers,eg.20dominoshittingeachotherinsuccession,shouldbecountedasonestep.Andtheonlyhumaninteractionshouldbestartingthefirststep.Weencourageyoutouseevery-dayobjectstocreateyourRubeGoldbergMachine™andtointegrateasmanyrecycledorrepurposeditemsaspossible.Imaginethekineticcomponentofeverythingintheworldaroundyouandputitintomotion!Ifyouwouldliketocheckoutsomevideosofthetypeofmachineexpected,goto:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCMZe6FVbpcorhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ti5MS3fqCGsT

Teacher to see: Mr McRae


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCMZe6FVbpc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCMZe6FVbpc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ti5MS3fqCGs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ti5MS3fqCGs

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4. The Horror!Write an original horror story of 5,000 words minimum.

Do not include standard tropes and cliches of the genre such as:

• vampires• werewolves• haunted houses• cemeteriesetc

Before you begin: submit a 100 word proposal that outlines your story. This proposal must be approved and signed by an English teacher, then submitted to Mr Morley for final approval.


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5. Solar Roadways

Yourtaskistoresearch‘SolarRoadways’andmakeamulti-mediapresentationthatincludesthefollowinginformation:

• Whatdoyoumeanbysolarroadways?• Whichcountryorcountrieshavestartedmakingsolarroadways?• Howaretheymade?• Howdotheywork(i.e.whatisthesciencebehindsolarroadways?)• Whatarethebenefitsofsolarroadways?• Explainthecostsofbuildingtheseroadways• Aretheseroadwayssuccessful?

Teacher to see: Mr Jas Khangurha (Maths/Physics teacher)


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6. The Orrery

Anorreryisamechanicalmodelofthesolarsystemthatillustratesorpredictstherelativepositionsandmotionsoftheplanetsandmoons,usuallyaccordingtotheheliocentricmodel.TheyaretypicallydrivenbyaclockworkmechanismwithagloberepresentingtheSunatthecentre,andwithaplanetattheendofeachofthearms.An‘orrery’isoftenamodelinwhichtheplanetsorbitthesunthroughtheuseofgearsandandanelectricmotor.

Yourtaskistoconstructanorrery!

Foroneluckystudent,wehaveakitavailableattheschool.ButyouhavetobefirstintoseeMrBarry!

MrBarryistheteachertoseeaboutthisproject.


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7. Scarf Festival

ScarfFestival2017:Galaxies:atextilejourneytoinfinityandbeyond

IfyouareinterestedinTextilesanddesign,thenthisisthechallengeforyou!Becomeinvolvedinamajorcrafteventbyparticipatinginthisyear’sGeelongScarfFestivalattheNationalWoolMuseumacelebrationofallthings‘scarf.’

Createascarf,somethingthatcanbedrapedandwornaroundtheheadand/orshoulders,thatcapturesthisyear’sthemeofGalaxies.

Aspiretask:• Youaretodesignascarfusingthetheme“galaxies”.Yourscarfcanbemadefromanymaterialsanduseanytechniquesandprocesses–therearenosetrequirementse.g.knitting,weaving,folding,twisting,felting,stickingorwiring.• Onceyouhavecreatedyourscarf,writeanArtist’sStatementexplainingthestorybehindthescarf.Whatinspiredthecolours,materials,textures,etc?Isyourscarfarepresentationofculturalstories,offabrictechnologyforanotherworldenvironment,depictingthemathematicalpatternsbehindunderstandinggalaxies?

FormoreinformationaboutthistaskseeMrs.Anstey-Sprigg


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8. Koorie Languages

Aboriginal people whose traditional lands and waters exist within the boundaries that today frame the state of Victoria are often collectively called Koorie peoples or Koories. Koorie is a contemporary collective or group term. Throughout this document, the term ‘Koorie’ is used inclusively and refers to both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living in Victoria.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture has existed in this land for around 50,000 years. The uniqueness of these cultures and the wisdom and knowledge embedded in them, are things to be highly valued by all Australians.

Research the Koorie languages of Victoria and present your findings in a multi-media presentation.

You may choose to focus on one or two languages, or conduct a broader survey.

Before you begin, you must consult with Mr Morley and Mr I’ Anson


Guidelines

The first step in this project should be consultation with the Traditional Owners or Custodians of the land on which the school stands.

The Traditional Owners or Custodians remain the owners of the Indigenous cultural and intellectual property (ICIP) rights used in the activity, and should be acknowledged as such in any published materials relating to the activity.

The activity must not damage Koorie, and more broadly Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural integrity.

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9. The Stirling Engine

TheSPrlingEngineisperhapsthesimplestformofengine.TheenginewasfirstdevelopedandpatentedbyRev.RobertSPrlinginEdinburgh,Scotlandin1816.TheSPrlingEnginealwaystookabackseattomorepopularenginedesignssuchasthesteamengineandtheinternalcombusPonengine.Buttodayaspeoplehaveforecastaneventualendtoourrelianceonfossilfuels,theSPrlingEngineconcepthasregainedtheinterestofmanydevelopers.TheenginecanrunonavarietyoffuelsourcesandhasaworkoutputfarclosertothetheorePcalidealefficiencythanmostengines.Progresshascomealongway,andthereareseveralcompaniesnowwhodevelopSPrlingEngines.

ButcanYOUbuildone?

TheSPrlingEngineisanenginethatcanbemadeoutofeverydayitemsfoundaroundthehouse.ItlookssimpletomakebutneedstobeverypreciseintheproducPonoritwillnotwork.

Yourchallengeistoresearchtheengine,buildoneandthenandfilmitrunning,providingabriefcommentaryitshistoryandwhatthefutureholdsforit.

SeeMrWestlakeforassistance


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10. Dramatic Monologue

TheTask:Towritea2-3minutemonologueforanactortopresentinanaudiPon. Whatyouneedtoinclude: -AstrongandaoenPon-grabbingopening

-Apowerfulending

-Contentthatcouldsuitawidevarietyofcharacterrolesandbesuitableforanygender

-Contentthatlinkstoacurrentworldissue/occurrencee.g.refugees,terrorism,feministprotests,medicalortechnologicaladvancements,environmentalpreservaPon,ourglobalfootprint

-TextthatempowersthecharacterintheirsituaPon

-Textthatallowsthecharactertobephysicalduringthedeliveryofthemonologue

Howtopresentyourwork: -TheworkshouldbetypedinSize12fontwithdoublespacing

-ThemonologueshouldprovidebasiccharacterinformaPonlikeage,characterisPcsandlocaPon

-Youshouldtakeownershipofyourworkwithanelectronicsignatureorauthor’snoteattheendofthepiece

Performance

Performyourpiecebeforeasmallaudience

SeeMsKoroneosforassistance


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Back CatalogueHerearetheAspireProjectsfrompreviousyears.SeeMrMorleyifyouareinterestedindoingone.

AspireI

1. LightandSpace(studentastronomy)2. DesignYourOwnOutfit(withanagriculturaltheme)3. PoetsInWar4. OlympicIssues5. Masterchef6. TheClassics(areadingchallenge)7. TheKennel(designandbuildadogkennel)8. TheAmazingBrain(investigatewhetherwereallydoonlyuse10%ofourbrain)

AspireII

1. Memory?(investigatehowmemoryworks)2. AFLFixture(buildacompetitionfixturewithtwonewteams)3. ShortStory4. OzLit(areadingchallenge)5. TheModel(buildascalemodel)6. IntheBeginning(investigatecreationmyths)7. CityinaBag(designandconstructabagwithatheme)8. Happiness(investigatehappiness!)9. HandsUp!(researchthepentadactyllimb)

AspireIII

1. Postcards(designfourdifferentpostcards,eachwithadifferenttheme)2. SciFiSeries(reportontheevolutionofaseries)3. Transformations(whathappenswhenabookbecomesafilm?)4. RadioPlay5. AllSortsofPoems6. EquestrianChallenge7. MusicalComposition8. TheInvention(inventsomething!)


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